Firefighters going head-to-head in Combat Challenge finals in Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Some of the countries champion and bravest volition beryllium going head-to-head successful Florida arsenic they conflict it retired successful the Firefighters Combat Challenge finals.

The event, dubbed the "toughest 2 minutes successful sports," volition instrumentality spot Nov. 5-6 successful Ft. Pierce.

"Things are decidedly picking up. We started disconnected the play with benignant of a strict regiment that our fearless leader, Brian Riebe, enactment together. Pretty grueling workouts," said Caden Wilson.

Competitors volition suit up successful 60 pounds of cogwheel and contention up a five-story tower.

They'll past hoist a 50-pound donut, ascent backmost down, and propulsion a 175-pound dummy.

All portion racing against themselves, their opponent, and the clock.

"Our legs are screaming. We're retired of breath. But you conscionable support continuing to get faster and faster, and we conscionable autumn successful emotion with that process," Wilson said.

The five-day lawsuit is expected to bring much than a $500,000 economical interaction to St. Lucie county.

In 2020, a radical of St. Lucie County firefighters won gold.

They volition present get a accidental to support their rubric successful their backyard.

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Monica Magalhaes astatine WPTV archetypal reported this story.